Beauticians&#39; comb with removable auxiliary teeth



July 6, 1965 s. J. CATANIA 3, 92, 34

smuucnms' coma wm: REMOVABLE AUXILIARY TEETH Filed May 25, 1962 2Sheets-Sheet l .Sa/varare J Caron/a I N VEN TOR.

July 6, 1965 5. J. CATANIA 3,192,934

BEAUTICIANS COMB WITH REMOVABLE AUXILIARY TEETH Filed May 25, 1962 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 7

Salvatore J Cara/rid IN VEN TOR.

' 3,192334 BEAUTIIANS CGPJEB WETH REMDVABLE AUXRLHARY TEETH Salvatore.l. (Iatauia, 2531 S. 99th St, Omaha, Nebr. Filed May 25, 1962, Ser. No.197,691 5 tliaims. (Cl. 132136) This invention comprises a novel and:useful beau:

ticians comb with removable auxiliary teeth and more particularlypertains to a hair dressers comb having a novel and improvedconstruction enabling the hair dresser to perform a variety ofoperations simultaneously or selectively in the combing and dressing ofhair.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a hair dressers combwhich shall be effective for the normal combing operations of the hairand which may also be utilized for efficiently back combing, ratting orteasing the hair.

A further object of the invention is to provide a beauticians comb whichwill greatly facilitate the forming of rolls or curls and the transferof such curls from the comb and finger of the operator to a spool,curler or roll.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a beauticians combin which the head of the comb shall be constructed for. detachablymounting thereon an auxiliary set of teeth projecting substantially atright angles to the main teeth of the comb to perform the secondaryoperation of back combing, ratting or teasing of the hair.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a device in accordancewith the preceding objects wherein the handle of the comb shall bepivotally mounted thereon for folding movement between a position inalignment with the head of the comb and one in which the handle isfolded over into close juxtaposition to the comb head and wherein thepivot handle'is'provided with a resilient clip to assist in holding thehair during the forming of curls or rolls.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View showing a preferred 3,192,934 -PatenteclJuly 6, 1955 ice Referring first to FIGURE 1 it will be observed that apreferred embodiment of a beauticians comb incorporating therein theprinciples of this invention consists of a main comb body indicatedgenerally by the numeral 10 and which has a handle 12 pivotally securedthereto as at 14. The pivotal mounting of the 'ha'ndle upon the mainbody of the comb is such that the handle may be pivoted into an alignedextended position shown in FIG- URE 1 in which the handle serves thenormal functions of a handle for the head 16 of the comb or as shown inFIGURE 7 in which the handle together with itsclip 18 may be utilized toassist in holding the hair and forming a roll or curl therewith. InFIGURES 2 and 3 there is shown the folded position of the handle inwhich the latter is brought into parallel juxtaposed relation withrespect to the head 16 of the comb.

Referring next to FIGURES 2 and 3 in particular,

it will be observed that the comb head 16'is longitudinally bifurcatedby means of a longitudinal extending slot 20 therein to provide a mainbody portion 22 and a parallel spaced overlying rod-like arm 24.

form of beauticians comb in accordance with this invention and with theauxiliary teeth attachment applied to the head of the comb and with thehandle thereof in its aligned extended position;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view with the handle of a comb folded upon thehead of a comb and with the auxiliary teeth attachment removed from thecomb;

FIGURE 3 is a view in vertical longitudinal section taken substantiallyupon the plane, indicated by the section line 33 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURES 4 and 5 are vertical transverse sectional detail views takensubstantially upon the planes indicated by the section lines 44 and 55,respectively, of FIG- URES l and 2 and showing the comb with theauxiliary teeth attachment applied thereto and removed therefrom;

FIGURE 6 is a somewhat diagrammatic view in elevation, parts beingbroken away and shown in vertical section and showing the manner inwhich the auxiliary teeth attachment is removahly associated with acoop- Projecting from the main body portion 22 ofthe comb head areaplurality of teeth 26 which comprise themain teeth of the comb andperform the normal function of comb teeth. The teeth 26 are disposed ina common plane and in a row extending longitudinally of the main bodyportion 22 of the comb head. As so far described it will be understoodthat the main body portion 22 of. the comb head 16 and the main orprimary teeth 26 may be employed for anyof the usual functions of -astraight'comb.

Associated with thecomb, head and detachably mounted thereon is anattachment indicated .generallybylhe numeral 30. This attachment, aswill be more readily apparent from a comparison of FIGURES 4 and 6,consists of an elongated hollow sleeve-like member or body 32 which isslidably receivable upon the arm 24 where it will be retained by africtional engagement therewith. Sets of auxiliary teeth areintegrallyformed upon and carried by the member 32. These auxiliary teeth, eachindicated by the numeral 34, are disposed in longitudinally extendingrows, in two groups. The outer group 34 is of slightly greater lengththan the inner group 36. In addition, there is a third single row 38extending longitudinally of and upon the medial line of the top surfaceor" the member 32 as indicated at 38 in FIGURES 1, 4 and 6.

Both of the groups of teeth 34 and 36 are curved downwardly toward themain teeth 26, each group consisting of two oppositely directed rows ofauxiliary teeth. The arrangement is such that the attachment can bereadily applied to the arm 24 or removed therefrom. 'When applied, asshown in FIGURE 1 and as illustrated in use in FIGURE 8, the auxiliaryteeth may be utilized to back comb, rat or tease the hair. In thisoperation the auxiliary teeth alone may be used or they may be used inconjunction with the main teeth. This instrument, therefore, provides asingle implement thereby saving the hair dressers time when performingthe successive operations of straight combing, ratting or back combingand the like.

Referring again to FIGURE 1 in particular it will be observed that thehandle 12 is provided with a resilient pivot means 40 thereon by meansof which the spring clip 18 is pivotally mounted. This spring clip isprovided with a fingergrip'42 which facilitates pivoting of the springclip to its open position upon the handle. It will be observed that theblade of the clip opens toward the outer extremity of the handle. Atypical use of this clip is depicted in FIGURE 7 where it will be seenthat the finger of the operator, the extremity of'the handle and thespring clip are each utilized to grip a tress of hair and assist inrolling the hairin the form of a roll or curl about the finger. When sorolled, the clip secures the rolled -hair to the handle allowing thefinger to be withdrawn and a curler or other hair retaining member to beinserted into the roll.

When the attachment 30 is removed from the arm 24, a hair roll or curlermay be inserted in the slot 20 between the arm and the main portion 22so that as the main teeth comb the hair, the hair can be forced againstthe curl or roller retained in this slot.

As will be apparent, the various components of this comb lend themselvesto a variety of different operations and various combination ofoperations which are commonly encountered by beauticiansin performingdifferent types of hair dressing operations.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative .only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmaybe resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A multiple purpose comb comprising an elongated fiat plate-like backand a handle projecting longitudinally therefrom, said back having a setof longitudinally spacedmain teeth projecting in the plane of said backperpendicularly from one longitudinal edge thereof, said ii back havinga longitudinal slot adjacent its other longitudinal edge definingthereby a rod-like arm lying in the plane of said back and said slot andarm extending substantially the full length of the main. teeth and fromthe end of the back remote from said handle, an auxiliary uniformlyspaced relation to said first mentioned auxiliary teeth and overlyingand extending outwardly beyond the latter.

3. The combination of claim 2 including a third set of auxiliary teethon said body projecting upwardly therefrom and disposed oppositely toand in alignment with said main teeth.

4. A multiple purpose comb comprising an elongated flat plate-like backand a handle projecting longitudinally therefrom, said back having a setof longitudinally spaced main teeth projecting in the plane of said backperpendicularly from one longitudinal edge thereof, said back having alongitudinalslot adjacent its other longitudinal edge defining thereby arod-like arm lying in the plane of said back and said slot and armextending substantially the full length of the main teeth and from theend of the back remote from said handle, an auxiliary tooth assemblydetachably and axially slidably mounted upon said arm, said auxiliarytooth assembly comprising an elongated tubular body slidingly engagedupon and detachably embracing said arm, a plurality of circumferentiallyspaced longitudinal sets of auxiliary teeth on said body and projectinglaterally from said arm and said body, said sets of auxiliaryteethincluding first and second sets of teeth curving laterallyoutwardly and downwardly from said. body on opposite sides of. said backand having the outer ends of said auxiliary teeth terminating invertically andzhorizontally spaced relation to the base of said mainteeth.

5. The combination of claim 4 wherein the teeth in said first and secondsets are disposed in side-by-side uniformly .spaced relation and withthe upper and outermost set of auxiliary teeth being longer than andoverhanging the other and lower set.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,145,319 1/39Seidner 132-l22 2,196,812 4/40 Kreutzig 132-122 X 2,225,123 12/40 Madore132-422 2,507,373 5/50 Finkelstein 132-139 X 2,829,656 4/58 Pecovsky132-439 X 2,883,994 4/59 Angelini et al 132-16O X RICHARD A. GAUDET,Primary Examiner.

1. A MULTIPLE PURPOSE COMB COMPRISING AN ELONGATED FLAT PLATE-LIKE BACK AND A HANDLE PROJECTING LONGITUDINALLY THEREFROM, SAID BACK HAVING A SET OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED MAIN TEETH PROJECTING IN THE PLANE OF SAID BACK PERPENDICULARLY FRON ONE LONGITUDINALLY EDGE THEREOF, SAID BACK HAVING A LONGITUDINAL SLOT ADJACENT ITS OTHER LONGITUDINAL EDGE DEFINING THEREBY A ROD-LIKE ARM LYING IN THE PLANE OF SAID BACK AND SAID SLOT AND ARM EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH OF THE MAIN TEETH AND FROM THE END OF THE BACK REMOTE FROM SAID HANDLE, AN AUXILIARY TOOTH ASSEMBLY DETACHABLY AND AXIALLY SLIDABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID ARM, SAID AUXILIARY TOOTH ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ELONGATED BODY HAVING A BORE BY WHICH IT IS SLIDABLY RECEIVED UPON SAID ARM, A SET OF LATERALLY AND OUTWARDLY PROJECTING AUXILIARY TEETH ON SAID BODY, SAID AUXILIARY TEETH CURING OUTWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BODY WITH THEIR OUTER ENDS TERMINATING ABOVE THE BASE OF SAID MAIN TEETH. 